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This is the only animal from their home world that the [[Forlorn]] have left. The strinthee is a small [[wikipedia:Omnivore|omnivorous]] [[wikipedia:Quadruped|quadruped]], massing 1-4 kilos, which occupied the same niche on their home world as the modern house cat, as a pet and predator of small pests. Long considered lucky on ships, both surface and spacegoing, there were numerous strinthees on all of the ships of the Fleet. Strinthee's are well adapted for zero-gee life as well, since the evolved from small [[wikipedia:Arboreal|arboreal]] omnivores. They do not have [[wikipedia:Prehensile tail|prehensile tails]] or opposable thumbs, but are otherwise quite dextrous. Strinthee's are as much a part of a family as the any other Forlorn, and though they are quite inquisitive at times, they will tend to stay within sight or scent distance of their family. | This is the only animal from their home world that the [[Forlorn]] have left. The strinthee is a small [[wikipedia:Omnivore|omnivorous]] [[wikipedia:Quadruped|quadruped]], massing 1-4 kilos, which occupied the same niche on their home world as the modern house cat, as a pet and predator of small pests. Long considered lucky on ships, both surface and spacegoing, there were numerous strinthees on all of the ships of the Fleet. Strinthee's are well adapted for zero-gee life as well, since the evolved from small [[wikipedia:Arboreal|arboreal]] omnivores. They do not have [[wikipedia:Prehensile tail|prehensile tails]] or opposable thumbs, but are otherwise quite dextrous. Strinthee's are as much a part of a family as the any other Forlorn, and though they are quite inquisitive at times, they will tend to stay within sight or scent distance of their family. | ||
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Revision as of 06:34, 18 March 2007
This is the only animal from their home world that the Forlorn have left. The strinthee is a small omnivorous quadruped, massing 1-4 kilos, which occupied the same niche on their home world as the modern house cat, as a pet and predator of small pests. Long considered lucky on ships, both surface and spacegoing, there were numerous strinthees on all of the ships of the Fleet. Strinthee's are well adapted for zero-gee life as well, since the evolved from small arboreal omnivores. They do not have prehensile tails or opposable thumbs, but are otherwise quite dextrous. Strinthee's are as much a part of a family as the any other Forlorn, and though they are quite inquisitive at times, they will tend to stay within sight or scent distance of their family.